Once a year, love is abundant and wafts through the air like a sweet perfume. What is not there to love about Valentine’s Day? Elementary schoolers decorate shoe boxes, give their best candy to their crush and adults take each other on dates and give each other gifts. Who could forget about parents making sure their children feel loved?
Even if you don’t have a special someone, friends commonly gift each other things for Valentine’s Day, not just to make them feel better, but to make them feel loved. St. Valentine of Rome performed weddings and became an icon for his actions. At its core, Valentine’s Day is about connection and making sure the people in your life feel appreciated.
Even if you’re not venerating St. Valentine, making sure your friends and family feel loved is a gift. Sure materialism has consumed the holiday and made it a “social media competition”, but at its core is still love. Whether you’re gifting a car, or a Hershey’s bar, making someone feel loved is the ultimate gift.
